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Of dead kings and dirges : myth and meaning in Isaiah 14:4b-21 / R. Mark Shipp.
Van Pelt Library BS1515.52 .S55 2002
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Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BS1515.52 .S55 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shipp, R. Mark, 1953-
- Series:
- Academia Biblica (Series) ; no. 11.
- Academia Biblica ; no. 11
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Isaiah XIV, 4b-21--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Myth in the Old Testament.
- Dirges.
- Middle Eastern literature--Relation to the Old Testament.
- Middle Eastern literature.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 197 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002.
- Summary:
- This study argues that the form of Isaiah 14:4b" 21 is that of the royal dirge, known from Ugarit and Mesopotamia, and that the poem uses the mythology and ideology of the royal dirge to mock the King of Babylon.Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-177) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9004127038
- OCLC:
- 50676795
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